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2002 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game
The 2002 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game was the final game of the 2002 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. It determined the champion of the 2001–02 NCAA Division I women's basketball season and was contested by the 2001–02 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Connecticut Huskies and the 2001–02 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team, Oklahoma Sooners. The game was played on March 31, 2002, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. After leading 42–30 at halftime, No. 1 UConn defeated No. 4 Oklahoma 82–70 to capture the program's third National championship, and complete the fourth unbeaten season in women's NCAA history (Texas, 1986; Connecticut, 1995; Tennessee, 1998). Connecticut's Swin Cash was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Participants Oklahoma Sooners The Sooners, representing the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, were led by head coach Sherri Coale in her 6th season at the school. Oklahoma began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherri Coale
Sherri Kay Coale (; Born on January 19, 1965) is a retired college basketball coach. She was the head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball, University of Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team for 25 years, from 1996 to 2021. Coale was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016. Personal Coale grew up in Healdton, Oklahoma and married Dane Scott Coale (born 1964) on June 20, 1987. The couple has two children, son Colton (born 1992) and daughter Chandler (born 1996). Coale has one brother, Jack. Their parents are Beverly Stash and Joe Buben. Coale completed her undergraduate studies at Oklahoma Christian University, Oklahoma Christian College in Oklahoma City, where she graduated summa cum laude in 1987. She played on the school's Lady Eagles basketball team as a guard (basketball), guard. Coale was inducted into the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame in 2007. Coaching career Coale accepted the Oklahoma position in 1996. She went directly from a high s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |